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DSpeed
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Jul 5, 2018
As a few others have said, this is equivalent to buying snake oil. I’ve found these knives for sale by several other distributers. None list the specific core steel, just saying that it’s a high carbon, molybdenum, vanadium stainless steel. In this day and age, almost all truly high end knives brag about the specific steel used. As someone else stated, I strongly suspect these are AUS-8 steel or similar at best. On some other sites, these knives are described as Japanese style and claim a 59 Rockwell hardness. 59 is on the low end for Japanese style kitchen knives. Japanese style kitchen knives are usually rated above 60HRC. The manufacturer claims the titanium coating makes the knives harder and sharper. That’s pure BS! There is no titanium at the cutting edge, only whatever mystery steel they use. Titanium is the ultimate corrosion resistant material, but that should be unneeded for a stainless steel kitchen knife. I believe the titanium coating is entirely for looks and there to try justifying the price. If all of this wasn’t enough, the handles are made from a cheap material. I could go on about why I think these are prettied up, mediocre at best, overpriced knives, but I think I’ve made my point.
DSpeedYup. A finely polished turd is still a turd. Spending>$100 on a knife with nonspecific steel is unwise.